Carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity decreased slightly in hamster molars from one to four d after birth. It was inhibited by low concentrations of acetazolamide. Histochemically, the stratum inter-medium and stellate reticulum showed an intense staining for CA, whereas ameloblasts increased and odontoblasts decreased their CA activity with age.
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